House Proceeding 09-24-09 on Sep 24th, 2009 :: 0:23:30 to 0:25:20
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Janice D. Schakowsky: real bipartisan approach that delivers honest reform that the american people actually want. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, can i inquire how much time we have on our side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 14 1/2 minutes. mr. pallone: thank you. i would yield a minute and a

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Speech By: Janice D. Schakowsky

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Janice D. Schakowsky: half to the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. schakowsky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for a minute and a half. gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in support of 3631, the medicare premium fairness act, and hope that we have good bipartisan support for

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Janice D. Schakowsky: this sensible legislation. we k particularly seniors who are on fixed incomes, have been hard hit by the worst recession in 70 years. the labor department data shows that for people over 65, 447,000

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Janice D. Schakowsky: filed for unemployment in august. a 127% increase over december of 2007. over the past year, the numbe of unemployed workers, 75 and older, has increased by 33%. why are they even going to work? because seniors are hurting. they need the money. now they learn there will be no

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Janice D. Schakowsky: cost of living increase in their social security checks. in a time when health care costs ar already claiming a big chunk of their social security checks and out-of-pocket costs are rising and they are foregoing much of their needed care, we can't allow their part b premiums to increase. they need i strongly suppt the medicare

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Janice D. Schakowsky: premium fairness act and i urge my colleagues to support the